Our Principal

Penny Bearden-Brown
Principal
Penny Bearden-Brown is the Principal at Nanwalek.
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Nanwalek School
(opens in a new tab)Welcome to Nanwalek School, a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District K-12 school.
Good Morning Nanwalek Families,Picture Day and Back to School Carnival have been postponed! Back to School Carnival will be September 29th!Picture Day – to be determined!
Yesterday was Election Day for our Student Government! 🗳️🎉Congratulations and thank you to every candidate who stepped forward to serve. We also appreciate all the students who created posters, campaigned for their favorite candidates, and made their voices heard by voting. Your enthusiasm, creativity, and school spirit made the election a great success!Please join us in congratulating our new Student Body Government:⭐ Middle School Representative: Nido⭐ Treasurer: Kenji-Ty⭐ Secretary: Tumatu (Titan)⭐ Vice President: Rhozalita⭐ President: EmmaCongratulations to our newly elected student leaders! We look forward to seeing all the wonderful things you will accomplish. 👏🎊 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District #eaglesgd #studentgovernment
At Nanwalek School, our teachers know that place-based learning transforms our entire small village into a living classroom. We make lessons relevant, hands-on, and deeply connected to students’ community, culture, and environment. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District #eaglesgd #MyScienceClassroom!
Polish up those smiles, Eagles! – Picture day is September 15th!!
We are a K-12 School

Welcome to Nanwalek School
Nanwalek School Mission
The mission of Nanwalek School is to honor cultural identity while developing students to be effective members of society.
Nanwalek School Vision
We envision Nanwalek School as an integral part of the community: a place that provides respectful, engaging, and culturally responsive learning. We foresee:
- Parents and community as partners in the school
- Participants who collaborate to support our mission statement
- A learning community that conveys high expectations and students who strive to meet them
- Students who participate in varied, relevant, and active learning
- Stakeholders who promote action steps toward an expanded facility for our growing student population
PO Box 8007
Nanwalek, AK 99603
P: 907.281.2210
F: 907.281.2211








